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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 139 · 2000
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Winner — 2000
RAJ KISHORE KESRI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 26.0%SP 15.9%25 others 58.0%
Votes
30,776
26.0% share
Winning margin
11,920
10.1% of votes
Total candidates
27
Turnout
57.1%
of 2,07,261
A clear win with a 10.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
27 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJ KISHORE KESRI | NDA (NDA) | 30,776 | 26.0% |
| 2 | RAMCHARITRA YADAV | Samajwadi Party | 18,856 | 15.9% |
| 3 | YABIBA | IND | 15,484 | 13.1% |
| 4 | MADHAVI SARKAR | 13,195 | 11.2% | |
| 5 | VAIDYANATH MEHTA | IND | 6,680 | 5.7% |
| 6 | PRADEEP SARKAR | IND | 5,550 | 4.7% |
| 7 | PRAFULLA CHANDRA ROY | IND | 5,148 | 4.3% |
| 8 | DARKHSHA NASIM | IND | 3,841 | 3.3% |
| 9 | INDU SINHA | INC | 2,931 | 2.5% |
| 10 | NAZRUL ISLAM | IND | 2,746 | 2.3% |
| 11 | SURESH PD. SAH | 2,072 | 1.8% | |
| 12 | SITA RAM JAISWAL | IND | 1,260 | 1.1% |
| 13 | SATYENDRA KRI. SINHA | IND | 1,141 | 1.0% |
| 14 | LAL BABU SAHNI | IND | 1,052 | 0.9% |
| 15 | ANIL SINGH | IND | 909 | 0.8% |
| 16 | KAMAL KISHORE YADAV | BJC(R) | 906 | 0.8% |
| 17 | VIRENDRA MOHAN THAKUR | AJBP | 776 | 0.7% |
| 18 | DEV CHARAN YADAV | IND | 717 | 0.6% |
| 19 | ASHA DEVI | IND | 656 | 0.6% |
| 20 | KRISHNA KR. JHA | IND | 636 | 0.5% |
| 21 | ARUN KR. SAH | 616 | 0.5% | |
| 22 | SAYARA KHATOON | IND | 615 | 0.5% |
| 23 | BHOLA SAHNI | BSP | 534 | 0.5% |
| 24 | SIYA RAM JAISWAL | IND | 533 | 0.5% |
| 25 | ANWARUS SALAM | BHJVP | 239 | 0.2% |
| 26 | RAMCHANDRA PASWAN | IND | 232 | 0.2% |
| 27 | MUKASH YADAV | IND | 187 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (128th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.4% · max 40.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
128th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
172nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
167th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 26.0%SP 15.9%IND 13.1%CPM 11.2%IND 5.7%OTH 28.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
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